Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

U.S. Government Printing Office, 1892

Contents

• PART I: 1005
• IN THE CHARGE of Lieut Col JARED A Smith Corps of Engineers: 1007
• IMPROVEMENTS Tradewater River Ky 2073 operating and keeping in repair locks: 1009
• IMPROVEMENTS Hudson River N Y 731 harbor at Saugerties N Y 771 harbor: 1012
• IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT O M CARTER CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 1029
• IMPROVEMENTS Potomac River at Washington D C 1030 Potomac River at: 1062
• OFFICERS OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 1079
• APPENDIX: 1085
• IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT PHILIP M PRICE CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 1091
• HARBOR LINES South Branch of Elizabeth River at navyyard Norfolk Va: 1097
• IMPROVEMENTS Staunton River Va 1099 Roanoke River N C 1103 Pasquo: 1115
• OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS: 1147
• APPENDIX M: 1195
• IMPROVEMENTS Waccamaw River N C and S C 1195 Lumber River N C: 1219
• EXAMINATION AND SURVEY For canal from Jamaica Bay to Long Beach Inlet: 1225
• APPENDIX: 1243
• IMPROVEMENTS Savannah Harbor Ga 1243 Savannah River Ga 1253 Darien: 1292
• inside route between Savannah Ga and Fernandina Fla 1309 Brunswick Outer: 1327
• IMPROVEMENTS St Johns River Fla 1319 Ocklawaha River Fla 1366 Volusia: 1384
• GENERAL STATEMENT estimates removal of wrecks establishment of harbor lines: 1397
• REPORT OF LIEUT COL W H H BENYAURD CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 1417
• IMPROVEMENTS Apalachicola Bay Fla 1397 Apalachicola River Fla 1400 Flint: 1424
• APPENDIX: 1435
• PACIFIC COAST: 1444
• APPENDIX: 1469
• APPENDIX: 1481
• IMPROVEMENTS Chefuncte River and Bogue Falia La 1481 Tickfaw River: 1491
• IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT COL PETER C HAINS CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 1517
• IMPROVEMENTS Entrance to Galveston Harbor Tex 1523 ship channel in Gal: 1553
• West Galveston Bay from Christmas Point Tex: 1563
• APPENDIX V: 1573
• IMPROVEMENTS Red River La and Ark 1573 Red River above Fulton Ark: 1607
• B COMSTOCK Colonel Corps of Engineers Bvt Brig Gen U S A President: 1664
• IN THE CHARGE of Capt J H WILLARD CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 1668
• REPORT OF CAPT H S TABER CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 1680
• IMPROVEMENTS Removing obstructions in Arkansas River 1673 Arkansas River: 1693
• APPENDIX X: 1705
• IMPROVEMENTS Harbor at Charlotte N Y 2551 harbor at Pultneyville N Y: 1707
• APPENDIX H: 1728
• IMPROVEMENTS Removing snags and wrecks from Mississippi River 1705 Missis: 1737
• IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ A MACKENZIE CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 1749
• APPENDIX: 1823
• IMPROVEMENTS Mississippi River abov Falls of St Anthony Minn 1816 reser: 1840
• EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Murderkill River Del 981 Mispillion River Del: 1849
• EXAMINATION AND SURVEY Red River of the North and tributaries above Fergus: 1853
• ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30 1892 2887: 1862
• IMPROVEMENTS Missouri River between the Great Falls Mont and Sioux City: 1879
• IMPROVEMENTS Newburyport Harbor Mass 551 Merrimac River Mass 554: 1899
• EXAMINATION AND SURVEY Missouri River Mont between Great Falls and cañon: 1904
• APPENDIX B: 1911
• APPENDIX C: 1918
• IMPROVEMENTS Tennessee River above Chattanooga Tenn and below Bee Tree: 1922
• C: 1945
• IMPROVEMENTS Tennessee River between Chattanooga Tenn and foot of: 1956
• 1 Bridge of city of Snohomish Wash across Snohomish River 2 bridge of Val: 1
• EXAMINATION For deepwater harbor on Pacific coast between Points Dume: 2
• STATUS changes and distribution of officers of corps 3 officers detached: 4
• WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT: 8
• IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT COL S M MANSFIELD CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 9
• IMPROVEMENTS Chicago Harbor Ill 2237 Calumet Harbor Ill 2245 Calumet: 10
• IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT DAN C KINGMAN CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 12
• SUPERVISION OF THE HARBOR OF NEW YORK 395: 13
• IMPROVEMENTS Shoals between Sister Islands and Crossover Light St Lawrence: 14
• IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT Edw Burr CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 15
• CONSTITUTION of Board summary of reports rendered 16 personal inspections: 18
• IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT COL G L GILLESPIE CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 20
• IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT COL G J LYDECKER CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 22

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Page 1182 - And they constitute navigable waters of the United States within the meaning of the acts of Congress, in contradistinction from the navigable waters of the States, when they form in their ordinary condition by themselves, or by uniting with other waters, a continued highway over which commerce is or may be carried on with other States or foreign countries in the customary modes in which such commerce is conducted by water.‎

Page 1474 - Pass, to secure and maintain a channel 26 feet in depth through the pass, and through the jetties at the mouth of the pass a channel " 20 feet in depth, not less than 200 feet in width at the bottom, and having through it a central depth of 30 feet without regard to width.‎

Page 1834 - ... to the volume of the river joining the Mississippi through a number of channels of insufficient depth. Frequently the depth of water on the bar at the mouth of the river was but 10 or 12 inches. The...‎

Page 1147 - I beg to recommend that the papers be transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the information of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.‎

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Page 1850 - War is hereby authorized to draw his warrant or requisition from time to time upon the Secretary of the Treasury for such sums as may be necessary to do such work, not to exceed in the aggregate for each year the amount appropriated in this act for such purpose : Provided, however, That an itemized statement of said expenses shall accompany the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers.‎

Page 1700 - The report was transmitted to Congress and printed as House Ex. Doc. No. 157, Fifty-first Congress, second session. (See also Appendix W 13.) The required preliminary examination at Clarendon and the lower White River, Arkansas, to determine the effect of backwater from the Mississippi River and its cause and the means and cost of preventing injury therefrom, was made by the local engineer in charge, Captain Taber, and report thereon submitted through Col. CB Comstock, Corps of Engineers, Division...‎

Page 1556 - By the seventh section of the River and Harbor Act of Congress, approved September 19, 1890, c. 907, it was provided : " That it shall not be lawful to build any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, dam, weir, breakwater, bulkhead, jetty, or structure of Statement of the Case. any kind outside established harbor-lines, or in any navigable waters of the United States where no harbor-lines are or may...‎

Page 1524 - That contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be necessary to...‎

Page 1171 - This cost includes $100 to $150 per month for deterioration of plant, repairs of all kinds, superintendence, and all other expenses directly chargeable to the work. The amount of work performed is greater than that of any previous year in the history of the boat.‎

Bibliographic information

• Title: Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army
• Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
• Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1892